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Painting techniques, advice from working artists, creative inspiration, and a closer look at the tools behind the work.

A hand uses a paintbrush to shade a portrait on an oval wooden panel, showing a pale face with dark hair, red lips, and a tear on one cheek.
How To

How to Prepare a Wood Panel for Pastel

Trekell wood panels are not just for paint. With the right surface preparation, they can become a stable, textured support for pastel, drawing and other dry media. Trekell Pro Team Artist Kate Zambrano uses...

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Pencil drawings of a woman and a skeleton on a pointed two-part wood panel.
How To

How to Tell One Story Across Two Panels

A diptych gives an artist a distinctive challenge. Each panel needs to stand on its own, but together the two sides should become something more. For Trekell Pro Team Artist Danica Sills, that challenge...

Purple coffin panel painted with a pale woman in a layered dress.
Artists

How Shaped Panels Can Inspire Your Next Painting

For Trekell Pro Team Artist Danica Sills, the painting often begins before she decides what to paint. She chooses the panel first, then lets its shape spark ideas, influence the composition and become part...

Diagram illustrating the shape and structure of a floater panel used in Stefani Rabideaux’s demonstration.
How To

Cómo Stefani Rabideaux pinta en un panel flotante ovalado

La artista del equipo profesional de Trekell, Stefani Rabideaux, comparte su proceso sencillo para preparar y pintar sobre un panel flotante ovalado y por qué esta superficie funciona bien para técnicas mixtas.Elegir un panel...

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